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2016 Postmortem

lastlib

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6. Sometimes, alone at night, I think we should abolish mid-term elections..

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 05:58 PM

Dec 2012

Let House members serve four years, and maybe instead of being in perpetual camapign mode, they can spend just one or two years actually working for the people (or, these days, the corporations) they supposedly represent. Senators could serve eight years.

My unrealistic idea......

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Sometimes, when I lay alone at night, I think we should get rid of the House of Representatives. [View all] Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 OP

Utah is a very good example GentryDixon Dec 2012 #1

Utah aside, don't we have to target red states where we have a chance of changing the maikeup CTyankee Dec 2012 #15

Because the house is rigged and gamed! It no longer represents we the people, but rather RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

Or maybe we should hold a generic congressional election in each state. tarheelsunc Dec 2012 #3

Sometimes atreides1 Dec 2012 #4

give with one hand, take with the other zipplewrath Dec 2012 #5

Sometimes, alone at night, I think we should abolish mid-term elections.. lastlib Dec 2012 #6

I'd rather get rid of the Senate DrToast Dec 2012 #7

I'd like to add the Electoral College to the list. libdem4life Dec 2012 #8

Voting Rights Act Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #9

The VRA is part of the problem. former9thward Dec 2012 #10

It's not quite that simple... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #11

Really not sure what you are saying. former9thward Dec 2012 #12

As I understand it.... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #13

You can't purposely create a reservation but that is what happens in practice. former9thward Dec 2012 #17

Apportionment is the problem. It was supposed to resemble a true representitive Democracy. joshcryer Dec 2012 #14

Maybe they could be elected at large treestar Dec 2012 #16